GRE Word List

AMALGAM

a mixture of different elements

The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.

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expedientsuitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
icona person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere
foresightan act or the power of foreseeing : prescience
affirmationthe act of affirming
inherentinvolved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic
tatterto make ragged
trystan agreement (as between lovers) to meet
ariaair
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
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